On the other side, somewhere far away from the teams of major forces.
The Sixth Elder looked at Chen Yan in confusion and said, "Are you telling us, the Qiankun Sect disciples, not to rush to the Shen Family Ancestral Hall tomorrow? Why is that?"
Chen Yan raised her eyes and explained, "Disciple feels that even if we charge forward, we may not be able to obtain the Tianzhou Divine Sword. Moreover, I heard Master mention before that there are extremely terrifying creatures in the underground city of the imperial palace. What if the eldest princess Chen Ke can summon them to fight for her?"
"Ten bronze statues to calm the soul?" Elder Qi frowned slightly.
"Yes." Chen Yan nodded, "And I guess that Princess Chen Ke is very likely hiding in the underground city."
Elder Qi looked at her deeply, as if thinking about something.
"Inside the dungeon?!" the Sixth Elder exclaimed, his voice almost attracting the attention of the teams in the distance.
The Sixth Elder realized that he had lost his composure, coughed lightly, and then asked, "Should we tell the Jidao Sect's leader?"
"Why should we tell him?" Dong Zhuxue finally spoke, her face icy cold. "Our Qiankun Sect isn't affiliated with the Jidao Sect. Besides, the Jidao Sect's leader only wants to use us to deal with Princess Chen Ke. If the Tianzhou Divine Sword reappears, he'll definitely do whatever it takes to get it, even at our expense."
"Zhu Xue is absolutely right." Elder Qi nodded and smiled.
In reality, the elders of all the major factions had superficially agreed to join forces with the Jidao Sect's leader, but how many of them were truly willing to do so? And how many of them were simply going along with it to avoid a falling out with the Jidao Sect?
Elder Qi was originally unwilling to let the disciples of his own sect become stepping stones for others. If Yan'er had not talked to them about this matter tonight, he would probably have secretly warned all the disciples of Qiankun Sect not to fight so hard, to run away quickly when encountering danger, and never to obey the orders of the elders of other forces and rush forward foolishly.
After all, your own life is the most important thing.
The Sixth Elder understood and sighed deeply, "This makes me look foolish."
After saying this, he couldn't help laughing.
He looked at Elder Qi and Shen Yan: "It seems that you two, master and disciple, have the same ideas."
Chen Yan glanced sideways at Elder Qi and smiled.
Elder Qi raised his eyebrows proudly and stroked his beard.
“Like disciple, like teacher.”
The Sixth Elder and Dong Zhuxue couldn't help laughing.
Chen Yan laughed: "If that's the case, I'm relieved."
Elder Qi raised his hand and patted Chen Yan's shoulder, then said with a smile: "Alright, the strength of all of you is very low, so don't rush forward tomorrow. If you can't win, run away, and don't get involved."
Chen Yan smiled.
"Disciple listens to Master."
Dong Zhuxue looked at Chen Yan with gentle eyes, wanting to say something but stopping herself, and finally chose to remain silent.
It would be better for her and Bu Feng to wait until Chen Yan gets stronger before talking to her about her father.
Elder Qi stared at Chen Yan with a deep gaze, his mind awash with thoughts. Just now, he had witnessed Wen Yuchu's face after removing his mask. The shock of that moment still lingered in his mind, making him feel even more complicated.
He couldn't help but lament that he seemed to have accepted eight unique disciples. Each of them possessed unique qualities, seemingly harboring endless secrets. Whenever he tried to understand them, he felt a hazy veil looming before him, making everything blurry and elusive.
After a moment of silence, he sighed softly, "Sometimes, even a teacher feels melancholy."
"What?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Yan, Dong Zhuxue and the Sixth Elder all looked at Elder Qi with puzzled expressions on their faces.
But Elder Qi did not answer, but just smiled and shook his head slightly.
After returning to the team, Chen Yan stayed with his friends.
Jing Ziqian glanced at Chen Yan with a gloomy expression.
The next day.
After everyone had rested, they headed towards the imperial palace, led by the leader of the Jidao Sect.
When they arrived outside the palace gate, they found that the two demon-suppressing stone elephants were not there.
"The demon-suppressing stone elephant is guarding outside the Shen family's royal ancestral hall!" said an elder.
"Did the Demon-Suppressing Stone Elephant know about our actions in advance? Or was it Princess Chen Ke?"
"Could it be that Chen Ke is among us?"
"not necessarily."
Everyone was talking about it.
The Jidao Sect leader smiled and said, "It's good to know this in advance. We don't have to go to great lengths to lure her out. Since she cares so much about the Shen Clan Imperial Ancestral Hall, we should focus on attacking her weak spot."
Hearing this, the elders from various forces looked at each other.
Nan Rong Jingyun frowned slightly at this moment. She knew that the Tianzhou Divine Sword was very good, but now her father had resorted to any means to get it and had lost some of his sense of proportion and rationality.
She turned her head to look at Nie Xun beside her.
Nie Xun's injuries had not healed yet, and his cold face was pale. He seemed to notice her gaze and looked up at her.
"What's wrong?"
Nan Rong Jingyun lowered his eyes and asked softly, "Junior Brother, do you think I should persuade Father to stop now?"
Nie Xun pursed his lips and said with a clear understanding: "It's useless even if you persuade me."
Rumor has it that whoever obtains the Tianzhou Divine Sword is the true Emperor of Tianzhou. The reason why the Jidao Sect's leader is so obsessed with it is because he believes that this sword can bring him great prestige!
He added, "But you can persuade."
Nan Rong Jingyun slowly raised her eyes and looked at him.
He said, "Senior Sister, I will accompany you to persuade Master."
When Nan Rong Jingyun heard this, she felt a warmth in her heart and a secret joy, and her eyes showed gratitude.
"good."
Before entering the palace, Nan Rong Jingyun and Nie Xun approached the leader of Jidao Sect and tried to persuade him, but this aroused the leader's dissatisfaction.
The leader of Jidao Sect glanced at Nie Xun fiercely.
"When you let Chen Ke go earlier, I only gave you a light punishment and a severe warning. Now you are actually trying to instigate Yun'er to interfere with my decision. When you return to the sect, you will receive your punishment!"
Nan Rong Jingyun's expression changed slightly when he heard this.
"No..."
Nie Xun nodded and replied, "Yes, Master."
"Father..." Nan Rong Jingyun frowned upon seeing this. She wanted to plead for Nie, but was interrupted by the words of the leader of Jidao Sect.
"Yun'er, don't you believe your father?"
After these words were spoken, Nan Rong Jingyun choked slightly, fell silent, and stopped trying to persuade him.
Upon seeing this, the leader of Jidao Sect raised his hand and touched the top of Nanrong Jingyun's head, then said in a slow tone, "Yun'er, father is not blaming you."
Nan Rong Jingyun nodded after hearing this.
After the crowd entered the palace in a mighty procession, the bronze statue of the soul-calming in the dungeon suddenly reacted, and its eyes slowly moved.
When they arrived outside the Shen Family Imperial Ancestral Hall, they saw the two huge demon-suppressing stone elephants as expected. Their eyes were sharp and majestic.
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